NTSB CAROL · Event
Event ATL92LA164
Registry · N527MN
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
CLASSIC AIRCRAFT CORP WACO YMF
Year of manufacture
1988 · 4 years old at event
Engine
JACOBS R755B SERIES (275 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19880425
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A6A40F
Registrant of record
AIR ADVENTURE INC
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Probable cause & findings
THE FAILURE OF THE MAIN LANDING GEAR AS A RESULT OF INADEQUATE MANUFACTURING.
Factual narrative
THE SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT WAS ATTEMPTING A LANDING AT THE PRIVATE SOD AIRFIELD. DURING THE LANDING ATTEMPT, THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR AXLE SEPARATED FROM THE LANDING GEAR STRUT, AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER. METALLURGICAL EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT THE AXLE SEPARATED IN FATIGUE AT THE WELD JOINT BETWEEN THE AXLE AND THE JOINT. MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION OF THE WELD REVEALED THAT THERE WERE AREAS OF THE WELD WITH MULTIPLE GAS VOIDS AND SLAG INCLUSIONS, AND THAT THE WELD HAD NOT COMPLETELY PENETRATED AT THE AREA OF THE INBOARD SIDE OF THE SADDLE JOINT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1992_ATL92LA164.txt.
Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb.
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